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Herb Pharm Joins B Corporation® MovementWILLIAMS, Ore., March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Herb Pharm is proud to announce it is now a certified B Corporation. As a B Corp™, Herb Pharm meets B Lab's® rigorous standards of social and environmental responsibility, and becomes even more transparent and accountable for its impacts on consumers, employees, community, and the environment. "Caring about the planet has been in our DNA since Herb Pharm was founded in 1979," said CEO Tal Johnson. "We farm organically, wildcraft responsibly, and protect at-risk herbs, butterflies, bees, wildlife, and the health of our neighboring waterways." Indeed, the company's farms are Certified Organic, Salmon-Safe, Bee-Friendly, and both a Monarch Butterfly Way Station and a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. All Herb Pharm products are non-GMO. However, the company realized there was more it could do to support a broader movement of businesses committed to these same values. Said Johnson, "We need companies in every industry to embrace the idea that real fiduciary duty is about more than profit." Herb Pharm joins industry peer Herbalists & Alchemists in a community of more han 2,400 Certified B Corporations from over 50 countries and 130 industries. All B Corporations share a duty to recognize all their impacts on the planet and their stakeholders, and to make those impacts positive. As part of the certification process, Herb Pharm scored 92.7 on its impact assessment. "Now we start the work of identifying where we can do better," added Johnson. "B-Lab is already helping us improve." About Herb Pharm About B Corp About B Lab
For more information, visit www.bcorporation.net, www.bimpactassessment.net, www.b-analytics.net and www.benefitcorp.net.
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